About me...
I am Flavio Bergamasco and I was born in 1966 in Cerro Tanaro ( Asti ) – Italy.
I live in Genoa with my wife Elisabetta and my two sons ( Matteo and Andrea ).
I am a professional musician and I play the trumpet in the Teatro Carlo Felice Orchestra ( Genoa Opera House ).
SWL since 1986
Amateur Radio since 1994
ARI (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani) member since 1993
I mostly enjoy DXing on CW, in particular on the low bands ( 40-80-160 mtrs ) transmitting from
my 2nd QTH ( alt: 805 mtrs ) in the Ligurian Mountains ( Alta Val Borbera ), far away from
the city QRM.
EQUIPMENT:
MAIN QTH - Genoa City:
HF Transceiver: Icom IC-756 PROIII, Icom IC-706
VHF-UHF Transceiver: Icom IC-970H, Icom IC-2000, Icom IC-W32E
Yaesu FT-7800 ( for dx-cluster )
Amplifier: TEN-TEC Titan 425
Antenna Turner: Magnum Electronics MT 3000 DX
Voice Keyer: MFJ - 434
TNC : Kantronics KAM
Antennas:
10/15/20 mtrs. 2 elements Delta Loop ,
40,80,160 mtrs. Butternut HF2,
2 mtrs/70 cm. verticals
Antennas rotor: HY-GAIN Tailtwister
2nd QTH :
HF Transceiver: Icom IC-756 PROIII
VHF-UHF Transceiver: Yaesu FT-212 RH ( for dx-cluster ), Kenwood TH-78
Noise cancelling: MFJ 1026
Amplifier: AMERITRON AL - 1200
Antenna Turner: AMERITRON ATR-30
Remote antenna switcher: 2 x AMERITRON RCS - 4 ( 1 for TX ANTENNAS, 1 for RX ANTENNAS )
TNC : Kantronics KPC-3
Antennas:
10, 15, 20, 40 mtrs. OptiBeam OB17-4 on a 63 ft. tower ( 22 mtrs, )
( 6 el monoband 10 mtrs, 4 el wide monoband 15 mtrs, 4 el monoband 20 mtrs, 3 el monoband 40 mtrs. )
10,12,15,17,20,30,40,80 mtrs. Butternut HF9
80,160 mtrs. Full Size Delta Loop - on a 85 ft. tower (31 mtrs.)
Antenna rotor: Pro.Sis.Tel. PST71
Rx Antennas: 4 Switchable EWE ( JA - VK - AF/SA - NA )
2 mtrs./70 cm. verticals
